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Wallace F. Bennett papers on Central Arizona Project, 1963-1965

 File — Carton: 447, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS 20 Series 3 Sub-Series B
Image of Wallace F. Bennett papers on Central Arizona Project
Image of Wallace F. Bennett papers on Central Arizona Project

Scope and Contents note

Folder contains correspondence, legislative bills, reports, newspaper clippings, congressional records, and statements from 1963 to 1965 concerning the Central Arizona Project in Arizona and New Mexico as well as controversy surrounding the preservation of the Grand Canyon area in the Western United States. The information about the Central Arizona Project pertains to the conflict between California and Arizona about the use of water from the Colorado River. The Grand Canyon information deals with the construction of the Marble Gorge and Bridge Canyon dams in the Lower Colorado River Basin Project which would back up water into the Grand Canyon.

Dates

  • Other: 1963-1965

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Wallace F. Bennett papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Extent

35 items

Language of Materials

English

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